Tech’s Rise-and-Grind era is coming to an endThe tech industry is currently grappling with an ongoing mental health crisis that has garnered significant attention in recent years. The…Jun 15, 2023Jun 15, 2023
Leadership styles and project managementBurns (1978) stated that leadership is one of the “most observed and least understood phenomena on earth”. Considering that scientific…May 4, 2021May 4, 2021
The ugly truth: Does the method count or is success due to something else?Methods are nothing without the individuals in organisations who will employ them; methods are meant to help people do something…Apr 15, 20211Apr 15, 20211
How the OKR became legendary (Intel inside)I first heard of the goal-setting theory of motivation back in 2011 when I took a management course at Bilkent University in Ankara. The…Nov 14, 2020Nov 14, 2020
Templates and maps for Benefits Realisation ManagementBenefits Realization Management: A Practice Guide, a PMI publication to help businesses drive more successful outcomes and better…Oct 30, 20201Oct 30, 20201
Focus your pitch on the benefits, not the featuresImagine you are an executive looking for strategies to move your business department forward. You schedule a meeting with business owners…Oct 29, 2020Oct 29, 2020
A list of Project Management TemplatesHere’s a list of documents with their download links. I will make sure the list is regularly updated.Oct 28, 2020Oct 28, 2020
I’m opening the Lifecycle boxAccording to an ancient story (or rather an epic poem by Hesiod), Pandora had a box (or rather a jar of the 7th century BC) which was full…Oct 27, 2020Oct 27, 2020
Innovators and thought leaders: Michael KaplanThere’s a wealth of information out there, coming from project management professionals who have established themselves as thought leaders…Oct 26, 2020Oct 26, 2020
Strategy isn’t a stir-fry. It’s a stew.There’s often a gap in the appropriate tracking from planned benefits to their actal realisation. Benefits realisation management (BRM) is…Oct 23, 2020Oct 23, 2020